Detritus in the epilithic algal matrix and its use by coral reef fishes

By S. Wilson, D. Bellwood, JH Choat, M. Furnas. 2003

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Quantifying herbivory across a coral reef depth gradient (2007, background): “This may also apply to those ‘herbivorous’ species that use detrital resources, which also concentrate in the crest region (Purcell & Bellwood 2001, Wilson et al. 2003).”
Latitudinal gradients in Atlantic reef fish communities: trophic structure and spatial use patterns (2004, background): “…recently demonstrated that the nutritional value of sponges and gorgonians (Chanas & Pawlik, 1995; O’Neal & Pawlik, 2002), detritus (Wilson, 2002; Wilson et al., 2003) and endolithic algae (Bruggeman, 1994) are higher than previously thought, these resources have to be consumed in large amounts…”
Effects of climate-induced coral bleaching on coral-reef fishes - ecological and economic consequences (2008, background): “2004) and probably represents a significant input to the trophodynamics of coral-reef ecosystems (Wilson et al. 2003).”
Selective predation by parrotfishes on the reef coral Porites astreoides (2005, background): “However, recent work on IndoPacific parrotfishes suggests that certain herbivorous species might be more accurately classified as detritivores (Crossman et al. 2001, Choat et al. 2002,2004, Wilson et al. 2003).”
Maintenance of fish diversity on disturbed coral reefs (2009, background): “Differing feeding modes and subtle variation in the diet of EAM-feeders imply different ecological roles (Wilson et al. 2003; Bellwood et al. 2006a; Ledlie et al. 2007; Mantyka and Bellwood 2007), and the presence of a greater diversity of EAM-feeding species following disturbances suggests comprehe”
Sediment‐mediated suppression of herbivory on coral reefs: Decreasing resilience to rising sea‐levels and climate change? (2008, background): “It is likely that as adults these fishes cannot target individual algal filaments and, although they can cope with high-carbonate diets, they actively select surfaces with low-carbonate loads and high concentrations of organic material (Purcell and Bellwood 2001; Wilson et al. 2003).”
Nutritional ecology of marine herbivorous fishes: ten years on (2009, background): “Third, food intake rates (which are obviously related to retention times) appear to vary greatly in fishes, especially since fishes such as some parrotfishes and surgeonfishes process large amounts of inorganic material each day (Wilson et al. 2003; Bellwood et al. 2004).”
Coral–macroalgal phase shifts or reef resilience: links with diversity and functional roles of herbivorous fishes on the Great Barrier Reef (2010, background): “…2009; and field observations): (1) scrapers/excavators—parrotfishes that scrape or excavate the substrate, ingesting the epilithic algal matrix (EAM, Wilson et al. 2003) and often leaving few organisms in the feeding scrapes or scars (Bonaldo and Bellwood 2009), (2)…”
Foraging activity and resource use by three parrotfish species at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, tropical West Atlantic (2006, background): “This result is in accordance with recent studies on the diets of herbivorous reef fishes, which found that the diet of parrotfishes from the Pacific and Atlantic have significant proportions of substrata rich in detritus (Wilson et al. 2003; Ferreira and Gonçalves 2005).”
Cross-shelf benthic community structure on the Great Barrier Reef: relationships between macroalgal cover and herbivore biomass (2009, background): “…species >10 mm in height in the epilithic algal 46 Wismer et al.: Benthic community structure on the GBR matrix); epilithic algal matrix (EAM; sensu Wilson et al. 2003, ≤10 mm in height); crustose coralline algae (CCA); live scleractinian coral; damselfish territory (marked by long epilithic algae…”
Community structure and diet of roving herbivorous reef fishes in the Abrolhos Archipelago, south‐western Atlantic (2006, background): “While herbivorous fish diets have been extensively analysed in the IndoPacific (Crossman et al., 2001, 2005; Choat et al., 2002, 2004; Wilson et al., 2003), only a few studies have been conducted on south-western Atlantic reefs (Ferreira et al., 1998; Dias et al., 2001; Aragão, 2003; Bonaldo et…”
Geographical gradients of marine herbivorous fishes: patterns and processes (2005, unknown): “1996; Gatesoupe and Lesel 1998), and (2) Although traditionally viewed as ‘‘algae-eaters,’’ many nominally herbivorous species have diets that include a large proportion of organic detritus and sediments (Crossman et al. 2001; Choat el al. 2002; Wilson et al. 2003).”
Responses of reef fish communities to coral declines on the Great Barrier Reef (2008, background): “Other ‘nominal herbivores’ that feed on detritus are often very abundant on shallow coral reefs (particularly the acanthurid Ctenochaetus spp.; Wilson et al. 2003), yet their role in preventing phase shifts is unclear, while the few species that actually consume fleshy macroalgae have the potential…”
Trophic structure patterns of Brazilian reef fishes: a latitudinal comparison (2004, background): “The role of turf algae as organic matter and detritus trapping and processing devices is well established and results from their delicate tridimensional structure that facilitates decomposition (Horn, 1989; Choat, 1991; Wilson et al., 2003).”
Exploitation and habitat degradation as agents of change within coral reef fish communities (2008, background): “Turf-forming algae and associated detritus are also the primary food of EAMfeeding fishes (Choat, 1991; Wilson et al., 2003) and changes in turf algae cover may influence abundance of these fish.”